State of the Union address: A splintered, weak response

2:07 AM,
Jan. 30, 2014

Sen. Rand Paul

Written by

Martin Schram
| Special to The Courier-Journal

We are doing this because in these economically and internationally challenging times, we desperately need strong leadership at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue that is determined to prove that Washington really can work.

Tuesday night, after President Barack Obama made it clear that he would do as much as he could with executive orders if our divided Congress continues to operate in self-gridlock, our attention naturally turned to the Republicans who run the House and wield minority power in the Senate. ...